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Introduction:
Mario Kart 64 is
my favourite game in the series, with perfectly designed
tracks, great powerups, amazing graphics, solid mechanics,
this game is a sure hit.
Gameplay:
Race 7 others in 16
different tracks, divided by 4 cups. Each track is in
beautiful 3D, with vibrant colours, a variety of enemies, a
cool design in great Mario Style. You can race as either
Mario, Luigi, Princess, Yoshi, Bowser, DK, Toad, and Wario. So
just race around in some fun courses trying to speed by your
opponents and blast them with items. Shoot Red and Green
Shells to make racers spin-out, throw banana peels behind and
in front of you to make them slide out of control, use
Mushrooms for Speed Bursts, Lightning Bolts to shrink drivers,
and more. Items can be acquired through-out each track at
designated areas, there will be a group of "?" floating, drive
through one and get an item.
You can race against CPU
Players in a Grand Prix, verse up to 3 others in the tracks,
or just race by yourself and try and get a great
time.
Racing is just a blast, very easy to get into
this game, just drive and use items if you get them, try and
turn around corners sharply with help of the R Button, and
even find shortcuts in some tracks. The game is solidly built,
with fun unique tracks and racers which all drive a bit
differently, so you can find one you like, master it, and try
another.
The Battle Mode in this Mario Kart is the best
in my opinion. Huge arenas to battle in, with platforms to
move up to different levels. In battle mode freely roam around
these arenas, getting items to attack the other players, first
to get hit 3 times loses. This can be incredibly fun,
addicting, fast paced and can steal alot of time without you
and your friends even realizing it.
The gameplay is
simply perfect for this game, I can't picture them being able
to make it better.
Gameplay
10/10
Graphics:
They took full use of
the power of the N64. The racers look just beautiful, and the
way they move and turn when driving looks just fantastic. The
tracks are amazing, colourful and well made with a vast
variety to look at, with different contrasts, colours, and
environments.
Graphics
9.5/10
Sound:
They did a great job
with the sound. The sound fx couldn't be better, with the
driving sounds, items being used, and the sounds each
character makes when they get hit and even selected on the
player selection screen. The background music throughout the
game is just perfect, blending in splendidly with the track
environment your on, all in all they did a fantastic
job.
Sound 9/10
Challenge:
There are different
speeds in this game, so when you first play the game and get
to 150cc, you will notice a decent challenge, before that it
will be fairly easy. But 150cc can be hard at times for the
first time players, especially special cup. You can even up
the challenge a bit by selecting a character you're no used
too. Although, if you play it over and over for years, it will
only be a challenge when you're versing another human, and if
you are, well every race can be a fun challenge. You can also
just keep trying to get a better and better score on Time
Trial.
Challenge
7/10
Replayability:
This game can be
replayed over and over and over and over. I've been playing
this game for years and still have fun with it. It really also
helps alot if you have a friend to play it with, when I replay
this game with my brother and we race in tracks and battle in
arenas, I have just as much fun as I did when I first played
this game years ago.
Replayability
9/10
Frustration:
It doesn't get
frustrating by being really hard, and you have to replay a
hard track or cup over and over, but frustrating by how the
games works.
You can drive perfect the whole game, be in
first the whole game, but at the end someone can quickly shoot
a red or blue shell at you and just pass by and win. That can
be frustrating.
Frustration
4/10
Value:
This game is worth every
penny. When it was brand new it was well worth it, and now
years later that it's cheaper it's worth it even
more.
Value
10/10
Overall:
Overall this is a
magnificent game, with beautiful graphics throughout, the
driving mechanics are wonderful, the sound is great, the
battle arena mode is addicting fun. This game can provide
hours of entertainment, and is just amazing when played with
others.
Mario Kart 64
9.5/10
Conclusion:
This game is an
amazing title, just showing off how amazing the N64 is, and
how well made its games are. I've played this game over and
over, spent so much money re-renting it before I finally
bought it. This game is a perfect racer.
Written by: Joey
Date Written: April 20th,
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